The Latest from Carolina Book Beat

Bull Spec publisher Samuel Montgomery-Blinn (broadcast 1-2-2012)  Sam talks about the importance of fantasy and science fiction in the world of literature and about the why and how of his involvement in the world of publishing.  Bull Spec is a magazine of speculative fiction devoted largely but not absolutely entirely to local Carolina writers.  published quarterly from Durham, North Carolina.  A very attractively put together magazine featuring some great reading.  Explore a little at  http://www.bullspec.com/

Talking Sidewalks 2:Voices of Poverty and Homelessness in Chapel Hill (broadcast 4-20-2009)  This is the second edition of a literary magazine composed entirely of prose and art from authors and artists who are experiencing homelessness in the Chapel Hill area.   Talking Sidewalks is produced by HOPE (Homeless Outreach Poverty Eradication) a UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Y organization.  Find out more athttp://www.talkingsidewalks.com/

Talking Sidewalks:Voices of Poverty and Homelessness in Chapel Hill (broadcast 1-26-2009)  This is the first edition of a literary magazine composed entirely of prose and art from authors and artists who are experiencing homelessness in the Chapel Hill area.   Talking Sidewalks is produced by HOPE (Homeless Outreach Poverty Eradication) a UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Y organization.  Find out more at http://www.talkingsidewalks.com/

The Sun with Tim McKee, Managing Editor, & Krista Bremer, Associate Publisher (broadcast 12-8-2008)  The Sun is an independent, ad-free monthly magazine that for more than thirty years has used words and photographs to invoke the splendor and heartache of being human. It celebrates life, but not in a way that ignores its complexity.  The personal essays, short stories, interviews, poetry, and photographs that appear in its pages explore the challenges we face and the moments when we rise to meet those challenges.  Find out more at http://www.thesunmagazine.org/